The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE original yacht Amerl ca, winner of the
American cup, is now owned and sailed by GEN
eral Benjamin E. Butler.
THE Duke of Westminster is brother-in-iaw to
his own daughter, his second wife's brother hav-
ing married his daughter.
Miss BRADDoN's fftieth novel is about to ap-
pear. If quantity is taken as standard, Miss
Brandons works place her among the first of
novelists
HERMAN STRIcKER, of Reading. Pa, has re-
fused an officer of s13. 600 for his collection of
butterflies: said to be the largest and most varied
in existe nee.
IT appears that King Kalakauas browning ex-
travagance lay in building $4,000 man-of
war. He owes his embarrassment TO a man of
war aud not woman, strange to say.
Mr.. GEORGE TIoKNoR CURTIS has been lead
ing counsel for the Mormons in all their troubles
with Congress. It is said that Mr.. Curtis is no
longer Mormon for revenue only, but that he
is genuine convert to that faith.
CLEMENT BALDWIN, day laborer about the
grounds of Union College. Schenectady, is a man
of education and was born of wealthy and arsto-
cratic parents in Ireland. He squandered fort
une and is now obliged to work for his living.
THERE but two railroads in thickly popu-
lated New England that make two cents a IpIe
their regular passenger rate-the New York.
New Haven & Hartford and the Concord roads.
IL is claimed that many of the others per-
Iec1ly aole TO carry passengers az goOo prout
at that rate.
THE claim of being the oldest living twins in
New England is contested By Mrs Hepsibah
Everett and Mrs Sally Cole of Dedham, Mass,
who ninety years old the 28th of last May.
They have another sister. Mrs. Nabby Smith of
Dedham, who is ninety-sx, and a brother a few
years younger than Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. PARNELL's latest affectation in the way of
dress is a brown round hat of light and unpar-
Tie laa3 lo,,p
electrified the house by display of some ex-
tTemely striking Irish tweeds of light hue,
that were in contrast to his usual rather shabby
appearance. Mr.. Parnell. however, makes up
in Jewelry for this defect.
NINE. DEMoREsT the wel-known modiste and
publisher of New York. keeps up handsome
country place near Saratoga. The house and
grounds com prise the old Curtis homestead. where
Nine. Demorest was born. She is a daughter of
Re bulon Curtis, and comes of family famous
for its longevity. Mime. Demoresr was milli-
in her grlhood, and located at Schuylervlle,
n. Y. Later in life she came to New York,
where she has risen to the very front rank in
her profession.
THE Sultan OF Turkey has been having good
deal of trouble of late. Not long ago his harem
revolted, and his Oriental Majesty has been
much annoyed by carcatures which have ap-
peared in the comic journals of Vienna The
Sublime Porte has officially requested the Aus
TRAN government to interfere in behalf of the
editors have promised TO ridicule no more the
the sensitive monarch of tae Turkish empire.
SAYS old Allen Thompson: when in
the woods never a compass; in fact don't
need any. There are three ways that
have for finding the points of the compass. You
will notice that three fourths of the moss on
trees grows on the north side; the heaviest
boughs spruce are always the south
side. and thirdly, the topmost twg of every
injured hemloek tips to the east You just re-
thap h1nO md ar
lost"
ZEBEHR PAsHA, who has just been released from
a three years imprisonment at Gibraltar, has
played important part in African politics for
twenty-five years past He has been an English
prisoner ever since his ca pture by General
Gordon, over ten years ago. He was on parole
in Cairo for eight years until his intrigues in
behalf of the Nahdi obliged the English to shut
him up at Gibraltar. Whethe r he will be
tent to remain quietly in Cairo or will attempt
to regain his sceptre in Darfur Is an interesting
problem.
THE government of Colombia is authorized to
grant a reward of $40. 900 in silver to every
who discovers new merchantable article of ex-
port. Under this law Senior Rafael Vanegas has
filed rwo claims one for the discovery and en-
ploy ment of valuable medicinal plant; the sec
ond for the discovery that wild cocoa trees exist
in profusion in the virgin forests which stretch
from the waters of the Atari down to phe river
Guayabero. If investigation should prove the
correctness of this statement it will throw mill
ions OF dollars ualy into Columb ia and place
a valuable article within the reach of many who
are now deprived of the use of it owing to the
price.
THEY tell this to illustrate the mites of
life in Boston: A careless man while at work in
the Back Bay. the other day, dropped brick
from the second story of the building upon
which he was engaged. Leaning over the wall
he discovered a well-dresse gentleman with his
hat hed nd nd in
desperate effort to extricate his head from its
battered covering. ibid that brick strike any
one down there's" the man inquired, his voice
Quvering with apprehension. The afflicted citi
zen. who had just removed the dismantled cram
lal adjournment replied, with considerable wrath
''Yes sir; it hit me- That's right" came the
cool and exasperating response, 81 would rather
have wasted 1000 bricks than to have had yon
tell me lie about it.
GENERAL ToHERNAIEFF, Katkoffs successor
on the Moscow Gazette has been not only
soldier, but also a notary and q newspaper ed
itor. The Emperor Alexander II was, however,
so shocked at this distinguished commanders
becoming a lawyer that he called upon him to
let the toga. in new sense, give way to
arms" and General Tehernaeif accordingly pur
chased the Russian World to support the claims
of the Slavonc population of the Balkan peninsula
upon the sympathy and assistance of Russia.
Not content with mere writing. Tchernief,
m an of action started subscription for the in
sureents in Bosnia and the Herzegovina, sent
military correspondents to the scene of action TO
help the insurgents. not with newspaper articles
alone, but also with money, arms and leader
ship, and finally went himself to Servia to take
charge of the Serviau army, strengthened by |
some 3, 500 or 4, 900 Russian volunteers.
THE President is a great favorite with his |
subordinates with whom he is brought into daily |
contact. He is very kindly in his treatment of
them, very frank. cordial and unassuming, and |
seems to be especially DESTROYS to make those |
with whom he has relations feel perfectly at |
ease with him. He is good -natured and full of |
iokes and it is impossible to avoid the conta- |
gion of his good humor The very twinkle of |
his eye. and the rolling, rolicking tremulosty |
which marks the hea rty laughter of the fat man |
spread the contaglon of his smile, and joke, and |
twinkle until every body about him is fearing |
with laughter oct of mere sympathy with en- |
10Y ment of a good thing Said of the old |
er milo yes of the White House. talking of this |